patriarchy

Meaning of patriarchy

noun
  1. a system of society or government in which the father or eldest male is head of the family and descent is reckoned through the male line.
    the thematic relationships of the ballad are worked out according to the conventional archetypes of the patriarchy

mid 17th century: via medieval Latin from Greek patriarkhia, from patriarkhēs ‘ruling father’ (see patriarch).

Information about patriarchy

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of patriarchy is: patriarchies.
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Hyphenation of patriarchy

pa-tri-archy

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
  • patriarchy is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

patriarchy synonyms

Meaning patriarchate:

patriarchate

Translation of patriarchy

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